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In early November at the 2010 Symbian Exchange & Exposition in Amsterdam, Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President of Smart Devices at Nokia, said: “In early 2011, there will be things like split-screen text entry, portrait QWERTY and Swype integrated into the UI, as well as a new browser and a new browsing experience that is…
Earlier today at Nokia Connection 2011 in Singapore the Finnish handset maker announced the N9, one of the most advanced devices they’ve ever built. In addition to that ultra high specced smartphone they also spent a fair amount of time showing off the C2-03, a dumb phone that many of you might roll your eyes…
Every time Stephen Elop, Nokia’s new CEO, gets up on stage he repeats his infamous “we’re no longer in a battle for devices, but in a war of ecosystems” speech, the one where he explains the reason why he decided to switch Nokia’s primary operating system to Windows Phone. Today, at Nokia Connection 2011 in…
Nielson released some new information regarding how smartphone data usage has changed in the past year and it shows that usage has gone up even though prices haven’t. It’s no doubt that the amount of smartphones in the market has increased dramatically and this is all thanks to the growth of Android and the iPhone…
I’ve just returned from a trip to Helsinki on a media tour of its tech scene (disclosure: Finnfacts paid for my trip) and there is an interesting idea that I’ve heard from multiple people: Nokia’s success has actually been damaging to the country’s startup scene. When you think about Finland and mobile technology, you probably…
Our friends over at Pocket-Now has received some leaked shots of what should turn out to the be the Nokia N9 and these devices look pretty darn slick but it’s a shame that these will probably be running MeeGo. We expect the Nokia N9 to be announced tomorrow very soon (it’s being announced in Singapore…
I have an idea I wanted to share with you. Back when Nokia announced it will make Windows Phone devices, many Symbian fans reacted. In a nutshell – they didn’t like it and I can’t blame them for that. I do think Windows Phone has a future — Microsoft will invest billions to make it…
Nokia Beta Labs launched a new version of the Nokia Ovi Suite, which is said to pack a number of (much needed) usability improvements. Version 3.1.1.40 allows users to more easily install apps right from the Ovi Suite homescreen – presuming your phone is connected to a computer, click “Download and install” on the app…
Nokia may have pointed a gun to Symbian’s head and forced the aging operating system to commence a 2 year death march, but that hasn’t stopped the engineers at the Finnish handset maker to try and come up with innovative new features. These days most people begin their web browsing experience with a query typed…
No tech trip to Finland would be complete without a trip to the Nokia House, a.k.a. the global headquarters for the world’s largest handset maker. I spent a few hours there today (disclosure: Finnfacts paid for my trip) and it was quite an interesting experience. Almost as interesting as Stefan’s first trip. Located in Espoo…